http://importanceofideas.com Engaged in the big (and small) ideas on media + society Sun, 16 May 2010 03:15:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 http://importanceofideas.com/2009/11/09/hail-socialism-in-sick-us-system/ http://importanceofideas.com/2009/11/09/hail-socialism-in-sick-us-system/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:49:38 +0000 Jason Whittaker http://importanceofideas.com/?p=1251 http://importanceofideas.com/2009/11/09/hail-socialism-in-sick-us-system/feed/ 9 http://importanceofideas.com/2009/11/05/nj-wise-guys-turn-purple-shade/ http://importanceofideas.com/2009/11/05/nj-wise-guys-turn-purple-shade/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:09:38 +0000 Jason Whittaker http://importanceofideas.com/?p=1240 http://importanceofideas.com/2009/11/05/nj-wise-guys-turn-purple-shade/feed/ 0 http://importanceofideas.com/2009/10/28/rudd-the-heartless-wonder/ http://importanceofideas.com/2009/10/28/rudd-the-heartless-wonder/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:55:27 +0000 Jason Whittaker http://importanceofideas.com/?p=1224 http://importanceofideas.com/2009/10/28/rudd-the-heartless-wonder/feed/ 3 http://importanceofideas.com/2009/09/28/how-faith-and-america-can-heal/ http://importanceofideas.com/2009/09/28/how-faith-and-america-can-heal/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:17:28 +0000 Jason Whittaker http://importanceofideas.com/?p=1183 The Trial of the Catonsville Nine is many things Australians dislike about Americans: political, patriotic and preachy. But unlike the worst of the United States, the play is also deeply questioning of its place in the world. It prosecutes American exceptionalism and the greyness of, and uneasiness between, faith and justice.]]> http://importanceofideas.com/2009/09/28/how-faith-and-america-can-heal/feed/ 1 http://importanceofideas.com/2009/09/01/the-social-cost-of-our-choking-cities/ http://importanceofideas.com/2009/09/01/the-social-cost-of-our-choking-cities/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:11:31 +0000 Jason Whittaker http://importanceofideas.com/?p=1075 http://importanceofideas.com/2009/09/01/the-social-cost-of-our-choking-cities/feed/ 2 http://importanceofideas.com/2009/08/15/forget-marriage-its-about-the-vows/ http://importanceofideas.com/2009/08/15/forget-marriage-its-about-the-vows/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2009 03:29:34 +0000 Jason Whittaker http://importanceofideas.com/?p=1051 http://importanceofideas.com/2009/08/15/forget-marriage-its-about-the-vows/feed/ 2 http://importanceofideas.com/2009/07/15/how-bartlet-made-nothing-any-good/ http://importanceofideas.com/2009/07/15/how-bartlet-made-nothing-any-good/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:51:37 +0000 Jason Whittaker http://importanceofideas.com/?p=1008 The West Wing and the real-life geopolitical events played out on the news stoked a burning cynicism of the political process. More than that, it planted the seed of romantic idealism of how the world should work that continues to nag me every day.]]> http://importanceofideas.com/2009/07/15/how-bartlet-made-nothing-any-good/feed/ 10 http://importanceofideas.com/2009/02/25/the-right-really-does-love-youmostly/ http://importanceofideas.com/2009/02/25/the-right-really-does-love-youmostly/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:29:08 +0000 Jason Whittaker http://importanceofideas.com/?p=577 http://importanceofideas.com/2009/02/25/the-right-really-does-love-youmostly/feed/ 3 http://importanceofideas.com/2009/02/22/gutless-politics-of-protecting-coal/ http://importanceofideas.com/2009/02/22/gutless-politics-of-protecting-coal/#comments Sun, 22 Feb 2009 09:16:28 +0000 Jason Whittaker http://importanceofideas.com/?p=544 http://importanceofideas.com/2009/02/22/gutless-politics-of-protecting-coal/feed/ 0 http://importanceofideas.com/2009/02/18/after-the-fires-logistics-matters/ http://importanceofideas.com/2009/02/18/after-the-fires-logistics-matters/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:48:24 +0000 Jason Whittaker http://importanceofideas.com/?p=521 http://importanceofideas.com/2009/02/18/after-the-fires-logistics-matters/feed/ 1